Aberystwyth Wales UK, 12 June 2014. Pupils at Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth launched their very own space mission with the help of Dr Mark Neal, co-ordinator of the Intelligent Robotics Research Group at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science. Using a helium-filled weather balloon, the mission is expected to reach an altitude of around 30,000 metres before bursting and falling back to earth somewhere to the east of Aberystwyth a few hours later. Credit: keith morris/Alamy Live News
Aberystwyuth Wales UK, Thursday 12 Juine 20-14 Pupils at Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth launched their very own space mission with the help of Dr Mark Neal, co-ordinator of the Intelligent Robotics Research Group at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, and a parent at the school. Using a helium-filled weather balloon, the mission is expected to reach an altitude of around 30,000 metres before bursting and falling back to earth somewhere to the east of Aberystwyth a few hours later. The team will be able track its location to within 30 metres using GPS, once it has landed Through time lapse technology, the cameras are expected to provide several thousand images of the earth, as the balloon climbs to the very edge of the earth’s atmosphere. Reminiscent of those stunning images taken during some of the early Apollo missions, the images are also expected to show how thin the earth’s atmosphere is in reality. photo © keith morris
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